Dear Brothers and Sisters, Mother’s Day is special here in America, but the significance should lie not merely in one single day, but from birth ’til death. The mother is a very special person and that relationship is very special and beyond all. No one can replace the mother. That is why it is said
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The following is a talk that Shri Anandi Ma gave at the Hanuman Jayanti celebration in Antioch on April 7, 2012. Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the Ramayan, Lord Hanuman meets Vibhishan, and Vibhishan addresses him by stating, “I am convinced now that without the grace of the Lord, a saint cannot come into one’s
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The following is part one of a talk given by Shri Anandi Ma in 2012. Dear Brothers and Sisters, I welcome you all with love and peace. It is often quite surprising when it is asked by a person in the later years of his or her life, What is my goal, Why am I
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Dear Ones, Jai Mahadeva. The exquisite night of Lord Shiva – Maha Shivaratri – is coming up. It is an opportunity to once again open further and strengthen the bond with the Supreme. As is said in the Ramayana, Lord Rama does not accept any devotion if the devotee does not also show love and
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I send my love and blessings to you all. In India, just as in other countries, it is traditional to wish each other Happy New Year. But there is also a custom from time immemorial to seek blessings from elders. We all,
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Shri Anandi Ma

sends her blessings

to us all.

Dear Bothers and Sisters,

As we prepare to enter the new year,

let’s put the first step on the threshold

with the name of God in our hearts,

on our mind and tip of the tongue . . .

Shri Anandi Ma sends Diwali Blessing to us all from her home in Antioch, California.

A video from

this year’s birthday

celebration in Antioch.

The following teaching is from a talk given by Shri Anandi Ma in 2002. In the Guru Gita, Lord Shiva teaches that one can transcend obstacles on the spiritual path through the practice of the sashtang pranam, bowing down to the Lord and Guru with the two hands, the feet, the knees, the chest, the
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